Victorian Fish Taxidermy. Four tench, 1891, realistically mounted as if swimming before weed, blue painted background in black painted case with verre eglomise front inscribed Tench caught by A Dandridge 1891 utd. wt. 18 lb, 61cm h; 18 x 119cm Horizontal shrinkage crack part way across backboard, tapes that secure the glass detached in places, the fish and grass stable, varnish darkened with age